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The Daily Princetonian

Five straight wins for streaking w. basketball

With so many positives to focus on heading into a 20-day break from games, the women's basketball team has one very large reason to feel confident: the Tigers finally beat a winning team.The streaking Tigers (7-5 overall) won their fifth straight game on Wednesday night at Jadwin Gym, thoroughly dominating the Black Knights of Army (6-6) in the second half en route to a 64-53 victory capped by a stellar 23-point effort from junior forward Becky Brown.

SPORTS | 01/06/2005

The Daily Princetonian

Men's hockey stings Yellow Jackets, snaps six-game skid

The play was not spectacular, but it didn't have to be. The men's hockey team quietly dismantled the American International Yellow Jackets last night, 4-2, snapping a six-game losing streak in the process.The Tigers (5-10-1 overall, 4-6 Eastern College Athletic Conference Hockey League) finally returned to Baker Rink following their six-game road skid to host American International (1-9-1, 1-5-1)."It's tough to win on the road," head coach Guy Gadowsky said.The two teams skated to a scoreless first period, Princeton set the early offensive tone, outshooting the Yellow Jackets, 15-8.Four minutes, 57 seconds into the second period, Princeton sophomore de-fenseman Daryl Marcoux was called for high sticking.

SPORTS | 01/04/2005

The Daily Princetonian

Men's hoops remains inconsistent

To borrow from John Feinstein, the men's basketball team spent its break on the brink.In six games over Winter Break, Princeton (8-4 overall) was maddeningly inconsistent, alternating stretches of nearly flawless basketball with periods of disappointingly sloppy play.

SPORTS | 01/04/2005

The Daily Princetonian

Men's hockey drops three in Mass.

Massachusetts is not a kind vacation spot for the men's hockey team. The Tigers lost all three of its contests in the state over Winter Break, losing two games to Merrimack and one to the University of Massachusetts."We have been close," sophomore forward Grant Goeckner-Zoeller said.

SPORTS | 01/04/2005